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Peanut butter cookies decorated to look like a reindeer with pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and an m&m nose.
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5 from 2 votes

Reindeer Peanut Butter Blossoms

These reindeer peanut butter blossoms are the classic peanut butter and chocolate cookie, dressed up to look like a reindeer, for the perfect adorable Christmas cookie!

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Servings: 30

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick softened)
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups flour (start with 1 1/4 cup and add the last 1/4 cup 1 TBS at a time, till the dough is a good texture)
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar (for rolling cookie dough balls in)
  • 30 Hershey kisses (unwrapped)
  • 60 candy eyes
  • 30 red or brown chocolate coated candies (like m&ms)
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 40 Mini Pretzels (a few extra incase some break)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine butter, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl and mix together till creamy, about 2 minutes.

  • Stir in the vanilla and the egg and mix till just combined.

  • Add salt, baking soda, flour and mix. (Start with 1 1/4 cup flour and add more in one tablespoon at a time until the cookie dough is a good texture, not too sticky, and not too dry)

  • Roll cookies into 1 tablespoon sized balls. Place into remaining sugar and roll to coat. 

  • Place balls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or silicone, about 2 inches apart from each other. 

  • Bake for 8-9 minutes until the cookies are golden and just start to crack.

  • Remove cookies from the oven and push a chocolate kiss into the top of each cookie (they will crack more).

  • Allow the chocolate kiss to sit for a few minutes till its soft throughout.
  • Press a red or brown chocolate candy onto the middle of the chocolate kiss and press it down a bit for the nose.
  • Press two chocolate eyes into the top of the chocolate kiss for the reindeer's eyes.
  • Break pretzels in half and then you can break a little more off each half to make them like the antlers pictured.
  • Melt chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments and stir after each till smooth. (It shouldn't take more than 1 minute)
  • Dip bottom of the pretzel into the melted chocolate and press them into the top of the cookie for the antlers.
  • Allow the cookies to sit on a cooling rack till cook completely and the chocolate is set.